First Class - Exciting!

September 7, 2014

Greetings Everyone!

It was very nice to meet some of you! I am super excited to be taking EDU-235. I have big plans for my future and being an education student at Southern New Hampshire University is a wonderful start for me. 

I decided about two years ago that I want to teach. This year is my third year working in before and after school programming. During my first year, I spent extensive time working with one student on basic addition and subtraction. I did nearly everything to ensure the topic clicked. One day after tutoring my supervisor came up to me and said, "you really have a knack for this, have you considered teaching?". The thought hadn't crossed my mind much, but once it did I quickly loved the idea. This year, I have switched school districts and have a group of about forty-five students. I am super excited, but nervous about the workload. I hope that I can find a way to manage myself and continue to be a successful student. If you have any suggestions please let me know - I spent all of last semester making crazy lists to keep track of myself, but I'd really enjoy a calmer semester. 

One of the reasons I'm excited to be taking EDU-235 is because I will get to share skills I'm learning with staff and students. Who knows, maybe one afternoon I can take groups up to the computer lab and we can all make our own Tagxedos. Wouldn't that be awesome?

If you read this post, do you mind answering the following question: Why are you in an education program? I always wonder. I see so many different faces in my classes and I wonder how everyone gets their initial interest. 

I wish you all the best this semester and I look forward to seeing you during the week. 

Looking forward to an awesome semester,

Adam Mullen